Global Design Lead: Lead World-Class Spend Design

Wise Payments; Singapore; On-site; SGD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

You will lead cross-functional efforts, communicate design rationale, and champion a design-driven culture while growing a high-performing design team across Singapore, London, and Tallinn.

Qualifications

• > 14+ years of experience in design leadership with people management.
• > Portfolio of digital product and brand design.
• > Proven record leading a globally distributed design team.
• > Strong storytelling to influence stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
• > Collaborative mindset, open design process, and stakeholder engagement.
• > Understands design as a journey from concepts to conviction.

Responsibilities

• Be a cross-functional hero and partner with Product Manager, Engineering Lead, Analytics Lead, researchers and content designers.
• Know Wise customers, building empathy and deep understanding of their needs.
• Guide designers to deliver high-impact projects using full design leadership skills.
• Increase customer-centeredness, creativity, and design quality within the team.
• Identify opportunities, prioritise work, and drive creative direction forward.
• Lead and grow a team of talented designers.

Skills

Design leadership

People management

Product design

Brand design

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

You will lead cross-functional efforts, communicate design rationale, and champion a design-driven culture while growing a high-performing design team across Singapore, London, and Tallinn.